Take the Conference Survey

The 2010 Conference Evaluation Survey is now available. Comments, feedback, and suggestions from 2010 Conference attendees regarding the content, quality, and structure of the program are encouraged and will help ensure that future programs meet the expectations of participants. Please respond as soon as possible to the 15 evaluation questions (Questions 1-9 are on the first page and Questions 10-15 are on the second page). You must respond to Questions 1-3 before proceeding to page 2 and finally submitting your responses.

Link to the 2010 Conference Evaluation Survey

Your responses really do help us keep fine tuning these events so please take the time to fill out the survey.

Watch the HSC/AMSC Conference Videos

The Transportation Research Board arranged for each session of this year's National Harbor Safety/Area Maritime Security Conference to be professionally recorded. Those e-sessions are now available for viewing. The below link will take you to website where you can find the e-sessions:
http://www.bethereglobal.com/content/449_trb_harbor_safety/

Please note, this link takes you to a non-Coast Guard website. The Coast Guard does not necessarily agree with or endorse any of the comments made at the conference.

In order to view the e-sessions, simply scroll through the agenda and click on the presentation you'd like to see. You will be taken to a video presentation.  We hope you enjoy the opportunity to review the conference or, if you couldn't attend this year, here is your chance to see what you missed.

We'd like to send out a huge Thank You to the TRB staff that supported this year's conference.

Thank you for Attending the National HSC/AMSC Conference!

Last week we all enjoyed the hospitality of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Ops and AMSC at the National HSC/AMSC Conference. For those of you who attended, we will be sending out a survey shortly to see how we did. This was our first attempt at combining safety and security into one conference and general feedback has been initially positive. We understand we still have some kinks to work out, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you!

Combined HSC AMSC Annual Conference

Transcending Boundaries of Effort
Safety * Security * Stewardship

In June 2010, the U.S. Coast Guard harbor safety committees and area maritime security committees will hold a joint conference aimed at transcending the boundaries of efforts to improve and maintain safety and security within
the nation’s maritime transportation system and to foster stewardship of port and marine environments.

Conference Topics to Include• Integrating Safety and Security in the MTS
• MTS Recovery and Resiliency
• Port Facility and Harbor Access
• Safety and Security Elements in Port Development
• Maritime Safety and Security Research
• Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Conference Venue
Hyatt Regency Jersey City
2 Exchange Place
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
$130/night, single/double

NOTE: On-line conference registration and hotel reservation links will be available on the conference website soon.

We welcome participation in the planning efforts from HSC and AMSC members from around the country as well as from local USCG units. We are still looking for panel members and moderators. For information on the next planning conference call, please reply to this post and someone will contact you.

For more information, please monitor the conference website!